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Cynthia Abrams

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Covers:  City government, transit, housing, growth and development
Metro reporter at @WPLN, Nashville's @NPR station

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Cynthia Abrams covers Metro for Nashville Public Radio. She grew up in Eugene and Portland, Oregon and moved east after graduating from Whitman College. Cindy comes to Nashville from central Virginia, where she covered the courts at Rappahannock News. She was WPLN’s digital news intern in 2021 before joining the station full-time as a newscast and digital producer last year. She started covering the Metro government in the fall of 2023.

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Nashville's transit plan is nearly 100 pages. Here are 3 things you might have overlooked.

Nashville's transit plan is nearly 100 pages. Here are 3 things you might have overlooked.

New transit centers, park-and-ride facilities and possible housing developments are also part of Nashville's …

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As Nashville has grown, so have its economic disparities, latest report shows

As Nashville has grown, so have its economic disparities, latest report shows

As Nashville has grown over the last quarter century - adding massive numbers of residents and jobs - there h…

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Here's how project leaders expect the East Bank to unfold

Here's how project leaders expect the East Bank to unfold

As it is now, the east bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville consists of the soon-to-be-replaced…

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Faster buses, more sidewalks, and new transit centers: Details of Nashville's transit improvement...

Faster buses, more sidewalks, and new transit centers: Details of Nashville's transit improvement...

Mayor Freddie O'Connell unveiled new details of his transit improvement proposal on Friday.

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Nashvillians across the political spectrum approve of Mayor Freddie O'Connell. Fewer of them know...

Nashvillians across the political spectrum approve of Mayor Freddie O'Connell. Fewer of them know...

Just six months after taking office, Mayor Freddie O'Connell is seeing high approval from Nashvillians across…

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Across town without downtown? WeGo rolls out bus changes tied to upcoming North Nashville transit...

Across town without downtown? WeGo rolls out bus changes tied to upcoming North Nashville transit...

A host of bus route updates - including a new crosstown route, improved frequency, and expanded WeGo Link ser…

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Evolving portrayals of Nashville’s Black history

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By Cynthia Abrams Verified
| WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN) Verified
The Hermitage is updating the "In Their Footsteps" tour, which details the lives of people enslaved by President Andrew Jackson. It begins at Alfred Bradley Jackson's cabin. How do we honor people who were enslaved when the enslavers are at the center of so much of our history? For generations, Nashville’s portrayals of its Black history has lacked accuracy, as institutions have shied away from the legacy of American slavery.
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Miracle fields strike out barriers for players with disabilities

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By Cynthia Abrams Verified
| WYPR-FM (Baltimore, MD) Verified
Baseball fields across the country are becoming more inclusive for players with physical and developmental disabilities. So-called miracle fields are constructed with rubberized turf that accommodates wheelchairs and assistive devices. Cynthia Abrams of the Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom takes us to one near Nashville. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Miracle fields strike out barriers for players with disabilities

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By Cynthia Abrams Verified
| Here & Now Anytime Verified
Miracle fields strike out barriers for players with disabilities Cynthia Abrams, Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom July 06, 2026 Baseball fields across the country are becoming more inclusive for players with physical and developmental disabilities. So-called miracle fields are constructed with rubberized turf that accommodates wheelchairs and assistive devices. Cynthia Abrams of the Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom takes us to one near Nashville. This segment airs on July 6, 2026.
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